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Child Support Act 1991

Payment of financial support - Payments by Commissioner

148: Method by which payments to be made

You could also call this:

“How the government pays you child support money”

When the Commissioner needs to pay you money under this section, they will usually put it directly into your bank account. You need to tell them which bank account to use. The only time they won’t do this is if they can’t make the payment this way for some reason.

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Part 9 Payment of financial support
Payments by Commissioner

148Method by which payments to be made

  1. Any payment to be made to a payee under this section by the Commissioner shall, unless the Commissioner is satisfied that payment cannot be made in this manner, be paid by direct credit to a bank account nominated by the payee.

Notes
  • Section 148 heading: amended, on , by section 51 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 12).
  • Section 148: amended, on , by section 27 of the Child Support Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 81).